How they make the semis-Keep doing what they did , hit the ball well with the likes of Jose Bautista, Nelson Cruz and Manny Machado that should not be an issue

How they falter- Their bats go cold, and the decent pitching (their only issue) falters

Projection-They finish 1st in Pool F

USA-

How they make the semis-Their bats stay hot, after a sluggish Colombia game, their bats came alive and they played to their potential and their pitching lead by Marcus Stroman keeps the games close

How they falter-Their bullpen blows game like it did against Dominican Republic

Projection- I have them 3rd and out, they lose to Puerto Rico and Dominican Rep. but, beat Venezuela

Puerto Rico-

How they make the semis-Their bats keep hot, their offense was great in Pool D, lead y Carlos Beltran and Francisco Lindor, each game they won pretty easily but, now they leave Mexico for a more pitcher friendly park in San Diego (Jalisco was 335 down the lines and 415 in center, while Petco is 357 lf, 391 rf and 396 center.

How they falter-Their bats do not do as well in a more pitcher friendly park and they do not score as money runs against tougher teams

Projection-They finish 2nd , but, I could see USA advancing

Venezuela-

How they make the semis-They won a tiebreaker game over Italy and they thought Mexico eliminated them but, after calculations were done they made the tie breaker game, so they can take the underdog role, and also use their good bats to make a run